The Showman and The Hero

On September 9th at 6 p.m. there will be a special screening in Columbia State’s Cherry Theater of the The Showman and The Hero. This new film follows Hollywood producer Jesse L. Lasky, founder of Paramount Pictures, on his 20-year quest to make a movie about one of the most decorated heroes of World War I, Sergeant Alvin C. York of Pall Mall, Tennessee.

The film was written and produced by CSCC alumnus Dr. John White in collaboration with filmmaker Don Hooper who White first met at Columbia State 42 years ago.